However, a judge overturing a jury verdict is worth noting.
There is only enough in this story to create racial tensions, which was probably the intent, LSM is evil.
Missing a lot of relevant facts, the jury literally found the guy guilty which would indicate he did more than just film.
The judge override the jury decision, makes me ask the question, is this yet another two tier law structure with racial favoritism?
I wonder how many of the cops were illegal aliens. We have them in Chicago and Maine.
If I ever get a traffic citation, my first question will be to ask the cop if he is an American citizen.
People in general and police in particular hate being videoed and routinely ignore the right to video from public spaces. They also seem to carry around an authority power trip chip on their shoulder. In this case the policeman said, “he raised his arm, which I interpreted as an attempted elbow jab to my face...” And the beat down commenced.
I thought most cops in big cities had body cameras now.
A more comprehensive write-up is over here, along with a copy of the trial judge’s 25 page decision.
https://www.investigativepost.org/2025/10/02/524070/
That is not what the First Amendment does. The First Amendment allows him to speak out against the government without repercussion.
Sorry hard to trust MSM and judges.
I wonder what they are supposed to do when a persons right to record ends up being de-facto witness intimidation, even if unintentional. Perhaps this could have been resolved with more patience and less “authoritaaaay” but I’m not wholly on board with filming witnesses as they give testimony.
Skin color HAD to be made central to the issue in order to force a decision.
As to judge’s action, this is not uncommon. Every jury trial is subject to final verdict of the presiding judge. It is the judge that either accepts or refuses the jury conclusion.
In same vein all of the DNC screamings about DJT being a felon, etc, were all Bullshitte until the judge passes sentence. Until that point, sentencing, no one is guilty of any crime. So, calling someone a felon is a lie.
Probably not "recording while black". A lot of public servants, far too many, get very upset when We the People make video recordings of them doing their jobs in public. At best, they're just a bunch of arrogant jerks. At worst, they're engaged in criminal activity and don't want it recorded.
Unusual, but by no means unprecedented. In legal jargon, it is called "judgment notwithstanding verdict." The standard for overturning a jury verdict is high. Under NY law the trail judge can overturn a jury verdict if, in this case, the plaintiff is entitled to judgment as a matter of law based upon the overwhelming weight of the evidence established at trial and no reasonable juror could have found in favor of the defendant given the evidence presented at trial.